Tennessee authorities have made an arrest in the 2010 murder of former NBA star Lorenzen Wright.
Investigators charged a man identified as Billy Turner, 46, Tuesday morning with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Wright, according to the Shelby County District Attorney's Office.
Credit: Puryear, Solomon (CMG-Memphis)
Credit: Puryear, Solomon (CMG-Memphis)
Wright was last seen alive on July 18, 2010 when he left the home of his ex-wife. The next day police received a phone call from Wright's cell phone, but it was interrupted by gunfire, according to the D.A.
Wright's body was found on July 28, 2010 in a field in Memphis.
The star athlete, then 34, had been shot multiple times.
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Investigators found the murder weapon in a lake near Walnut, Mississippi just last month.
The Memphis Police Department and the Shelby County District Attorney's Office held a news conference Tuesday afternoon on Turner's arrest.
Authorites said the investigation is ongoing.
There is no word yet on when Turner is scheduled for arraignment.
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